1. THE ANSWERS

2. What is this?

3. A pipette

4. Who first described and named penicillin?

5. Alexander Fleming

6. What does this Gram stain show?

7. Gram-positive cocci

8. Why did Robert Hooke call the units in a slice of cork ‘cells’?

9. Because they reminded him of monks’ cells

10. What percentage of new drugs are based on monoclonal antibodies?

11. Around 50%

12. Why has the cost of blood transfusion doubled over the last 10 years?

13. Screening for infection

14. What is the significance of peas to genetics?

15. Austrian monk Gregor Mendel used pea plants in his experiments

16. What are antibiotic discs used for?

17. Testing the sensitivity of bacteria to drugs

18. In what year did Crick and Watson describe the structure of DNA?

19. 1953

20. Name 3 pathology disciplines

21. Histopathology Clinical biochemistry Medical microbiology Haematology Immunology Cytology Neuropathology Dermatopathology Virology Clinical embryology Toxicology Veterinary pathology Forensic pathology Metabolic medicine Transfusion medicine Genetics/cytogenetics

22. What does the ‘O’ of blood group O stand for?

23. Ohne

24. What is quality assurance?

25. The practice of assessing performance at all stages of pathology testing to provide the best service for patients

26. THE ANSWERS